PERCEPTUAL LEARNING STYLES PREFERENCES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (original) (raw)

This paper examines the relationship between academic achievement and perceptual learning style. Data on perceptual learning style preferences and academic performance were gathered by means of a structured questionnaire and the participants' grades. The results reveal that the participants have the highest preference for the kinesthetic mode. The results also show that low achievers were significantly more tactual in their preference than high ones. With regards to visual, auditory, and tactual learning styles, high and low achievers exhibit similar preferences. One of the implications of this study is that both teachers and learners should be introduced to the concept of perceptual learning style for a better understanding of their own learning to maximize their chances of success in the foreign language learning classroom.